Emmy Rossum revealed on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast that her fight for equal pay on "Shameless" became public against her wishes, but ultimately worked in her favor. Rossum explained that when she was cast, co-star William H. Macy was first on the call sheet and "made a lot more money," which "made a lot of sense" to her at the time. By season 3, she thought it was appropriate to ask for equal pay but was unsuccessful. When she requested equal pay again in 2016 ahead of season 8, it was "shut down pretty fast." After news of the contract negotiations went public, fans expressed surprise that she wasn't already being paid equally, and "the tide really shifted." Rossum said the issue was "resolved within a day." She played Fiona Gallagher on the Showtime series from 2011 to 2021, leaving after season 9. Rossum emphasized that her focus was on being "valued equally when I was doing equal work" and expressed happiness that her situation "seemingly did for other women."
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